💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted double-tap strike against firefighters responding to a drone strike in Velyka Babka, Kharkiv Oblast.

March 8, 2026 Velyka Babka, Kharkiv Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent

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Entities

State Emergency Service of Ukraine (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian 11th Tank Regiment (military_unit) Russian 39th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Russian army (organization) State Emergency Service (organization) Oleh Syniehubov (person) Russian Federation (organization) Tornado (weapon_system) Geran-2 (weapon_system) Molniia (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that Russian forces overnight conducted a 'double tap' strike against firefighters responding to a drone strike against Velyka Babka, Kharkiv Oblast.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Over the past day, the regional center and 19 settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by enemy strikes

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Two people died in Russian drone and glide bomb attacks, which injured seven others, among them a child

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Extracted: 2026-03-09T10:41:37.928Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-8-2026